Historical Events In 1861
May 03 Lincoln asks for 42,000 Army Volunteers &another 18,000 seamen
May 26 Union blockades New Orleans LA & Mobile AL
May 04 At Gretna LA, one of first guns of Rebel navy is cast
May 08 Richmond VA, is named the capital of the Confederacy
May 23 Virginia citizens vote 3 to 1 in favor of secession
May 16 Kentucky proclaims its neutrality
May 25 John Merryman is arrested under suspension of writ of habeas corpus it later sparks a supreme court decision protecting the writ
May 24 Major General Benjamin Butler declares slaves "contraband of war"
May 13 Queen Victoria announces England's position of neutrality
May 21 Richmond VA is designated Confederate Capital
May 31 General Beauregard is given command of Confederate Alexandria Line
May 31 Mint at New Orleans closes
May 26 Postmaster General Blair announces end of postal connection with the South
May 16 Confederate Government offers war volunteers $10 premium
May 20 Cornerstone of University of Washington laid in Seattle
May 24 Alexandria VA occupied by Federal troops
May 23 3 fleeing slaves enter Fort Monroe VA
May 06 Jefferson Davis approves a bill declaring War between US & Confederacy
May 10 Union troops march on state militia in St Louis MI
May 21 North Carolina is 10th state to secede from Union
May 05 Alexandria VA - CS troops abandon city
May 03 General Winfield Scott presents his Anaconda Plan
May 06 Arkansas & Tennessee become 9th & 10th states to secede from US
Jul 03 Pony Express arrives in SF with overland letters from NY
Jul 21 The first major battle of Civil War ends (Bull Run), Va-South wins
Jul 05 Engagement at Carthage, Missouri
Jul 20 Confederate state's congress began holding sessions in Richmond, Va
Jul 27 Union Gen George McClellan took command of Potamic Army
Jul 17 Congress authorizes paper money
Jul 01 First public schoolhouse opens at Washington & Mason St, SF
Jul 21 Battle of first Bull Run
Jun 01 US & Confederacy simultaneously stop mail interchange
Jun 08 People of Tennessee vote to succeed from Union
Jun 24 Tennessee becomes 11th (&last) state to secede from US
Jun 03 First Civil War land battle-Union defeats Confederacy at Philippi, WV
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